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Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jolianne Einem and Rob Diggins (violins), with Eva Lymenstull (cello and viola da gamba) and Ian Pritchard (harpsichord and organ), in virtuosic music for three violins by Giovanni Battista Buonamente, Johann Pachelbel (yes, the canon – and more!), Henry Purcell, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, and others. Plus, birdsong-inspired pieces.

Giovanni Gabrieli (c.1554-1612): Sonata XXI for Three Violins, Ch. 214
Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1710): Toccata con lo Scherzo del cuccó                                    
Giovanni Battista Buonamente (1595-1642): Sonata for Three Violins, No. 2, Book 6           
Dario Castello (1602-1631): Sonata XV “per strumenti d’arco”                                             
Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690): Trio Sonata in G Minor, Op. 4 No. 2
Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Trio Sonata in C Minor, Z. 798
Thomas Morley (1567-1602): “Joyne Hands” from Short Songs to Three Voices
Purcell: Three Parts upon a Ground, Z. 731
-Intermission-
François Couperin (1668-1733): Les Fauvettes Plaintives (“The Plaintive Warblers”) from Pièces de Clavecin, Book 3 arranged for strings
Couperin: Le Rossignol en amour (“The Nightingale in Love”) from Pièces de Clavecin, Book 4
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755): Sonata in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 6
Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741): Sonata for Three Violins in F Major
Johann Schmelzer (ca. 1620-1680): Sonata for Three Violins in D Major, S-Uu 8:9                              
J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sarabande in C Minor, from Suite for Cello No. 5, BWV 1011
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706): Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37                                     

Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin
Jolianne Einem, violin
Rob Diggins, violin
Eva Lymenstull, cello and viola da gamba
Ian Pritchard, harpsichord and organ

Gates open at 6:45 p.m. for complimentary wine & waters, teas & coffee in the Gardens · Intermission coffee & cookies · Meet the musicians after the concert

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Painting featured above (detail): Caravaggio’s “Boy with a Basket of Fruit” c.1593. Read about this painting here. View the full image here.